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No. 209,996. PatentedNov. 19, ,197;91'3,` l,

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D. WELLINGTON. Water-Closet.

No. 209,996. Patented Nav. 19,1878.

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DARIUS WELLINGTON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.l

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER-CLOSETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 209,996, dated November19, 1878; application led July 30,1877.

Y water-closets, and has for its object the manufacture of a closet fromwhich unpleasant odors cannot rise.

The pan is provided at its bottom with a suitable leather or soft-rubberpacking, which meets the lower or downwardly-proj ectin g portion of thebowl-support, or it might be the bowl, and forms a close, tight jointwhen the pan is closed. This pan is held locked in its upward or closedposition by means of a lever having a toe, which -acts on a portion ofan arm projecting from a rock-shaft, a second arm thereon carrying thepivoted pan.

The bowl is sustained on a metallic frame, provided with asupporting-flange inside a vertical rim, by means of'fasteningdevices-setscrews or equivalents. The bowl is supplied near its lowerportion with an outlet, to permit the water to run out down to such alevel as will leave just enough water to remain in the bowl and assist.in trapping the gases, should any pass between the pan-packing and thesurface in contact with it.

The special features of this invention are as hereinafter set forth andclaimed.

Figure 1 represents, in side elevation, an apparatus embodying myinvention, Fig. 2, a vertical section thereof; Fig.l 3, an end view, thewater-valve being in section 5 and Fig. 4, a top view thereof.

The bowl a, of porcelain or metal, has a lateral extension, b, in whichis made a passage, c, connected, if desired, with a ventilatingiiuepipe, d, and leading at bottom into a pipe, c, projecting downward intoa water space or leg, j', made in the receiving-base, so that the water,acting in conjunction with such pipe, serves the purpose ot' astench-trap.

Openings y serve as the overtlowfor the bowl, and below such openings isa gage-passage, h, to permit the discharge of the water in the bpwl downto a proper level. The bowl has its seat on a ledge, e', within a rim,j, of a bowl-sustainer, 7c, having, in this instance, the

pipe c, formed as a part thereof, and having an extension, 2, to enterand bear against the packing 3 in the bottom of the pan.

The bowl, having at its lower end a rim, m, preferably annular, isconfined in position in the bowl-sustainer by means of fasteningdevices, shown as screws or thumb-nuts l.

The receiver n, connected at its lower end with, or placed in usualposition with reference to, the usual vertical waste-pipe, is preferablymade of cast-iron, and is adapted to sustain upon its top the partshereinbefore described.

The pau p, having the packing 3 and a convex bottom-piece, 4, made as aweight, has ears, (shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2,) by which the pan ispivoted at q to an arm, r, projecting from a rock-shaft, s, suitablysustained in the iron frame of the receiver. This rockshaft has an arm,t, forked as at 6 7.

' The rock-shaft is moved so as to lower the pan and discharge itscontents into the re-` ceiver by the action of a striking-lever, a,against the portion 6; and the rock-shaft is turned to press the packing3 snugly against the portion 2, to keep the pan elevated to prevent thepassage of gas or fluid between 2 and the packing, by the action of thestriking-lever against the portion 7 of the arm t.

When the lever u and arm t are in the position shown in Fig. 1, the toe8, acting on the portion 7 below the center of the rock-shaft, retainsthe` pan xedly in the position shown in Fig. 2.

The pivoted pan readily adapts itself to the end of the extension orpipe 2 ybelow the bowl, making-,a tight joint. This joint is furthersealed and made air-tight by means of water in the pan at the inner andouter portions of the pipe 2.

The lever u is mounted loosely on a stud,

zo, surrounded bya spiral spring, m, connected at one end with the stud,and at its other end with an auxiliary arm, 10, having its fulcrum onthe stud zu, and connected by screw or pin l1 with lever a, so as tocause the spring to hold the outer end of the arml t depressed, as inFig. 1.

The short end of this arint has aihook, 12, which enters an eye, 13, ofa link or loop,.l4, to receive the foot-lever 15, pivoted at 16,provided with a Foot-pad, 17, and made iu two parts, and adjustable by aset-screw or equivalent at 1S.

The pan is lowered by the pressure ot the foot on the pad of lever 15.This link 14 has an adjustable stud, 19, adapted, when the levcr 15 isdepressed, to operate a valve-opening lever, 20, pivoted on a stud, 2l.(Shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3.)

Then the end 22 of the lever 2() is elevated it lifts the loose spindle23, connected with a depressing-spring, (shown as an india-rubber ring,24,) into which the spindle is crowded.

This spring, it will be noticed, is held in the socketed piece 25,screwed into the base of the valve-shell 2G, and is not exposed to theaction of the fluid in the valve-shell.

This spindle is shown as made to increase in size toward its lower end,and the spring acting thereon exerts a force sufficient to throw thespindle down against the end 22 of the lever 20. At the upper end ofthis spindle is a screw, (sce Fig. 3,) the head of which prevents thespindle descending too low.

When this spindle is elevated by the lever 20, its upper end strikes thelower end of the valve 27 and lifts it. This valve is properly guided atits upper end, so as to be reciprocated, and is provided with a packing,2S, and a collar above it, the packing co-operatin g with a seat, 29.Vhen lifted, water, coming in at the inlet 30, rises through the ways31, and out through openings 32, of any proper number, arranged in ahub, 33, screwed to the top ot' the valve-shell. This hub has iitted toit the cup-like end of a swivel-pipe, 35, provided with a plug-valve,36.

The water, iiowing through the valve-chainber and the pipe 35, by meansof a suitable connecting-pipe, (unnecessary to be shown,) is led intothe pipe 37, having a collar and a projecting end beyond it, to taproperlypacked bearing in a water-receiving chamber, 15)8, ip aprojecting portion forming part of the This chamber 3S is hollow, asshown in dotted lines, Fig. 4, and water discharged into it is emptiedinto the bowl through passages 39, (see Fig. 2,) such passages beingcovered by a fender, 40, to prevent the water spurting toward the centerof the bowl.

The projection 4l, at the end of the block or portion which contains thechamber 3S, assists in retaining Xedly in place a wire or equivalent,42, (see Fig. 4,) by which the pipe 37 maybe held in place in theporcelain or vitreous portion of the bowl c.

The drip-water from the valve-case passes through a channel-way, 43,into the waterleef- The luepipe d may be connected in any usual orsuitable way with a iiue in the building, or a chimney, or may be closedup.

To apply this flue-pipe cheaply, quickly,

and effectually, a rim, 44, is formed about the pipe, and one, 45, aboutthe portion 46 of the bowl, within which the pipe is introduced, andabout these two ribbed portions is placed a strong band of india-rubber,47.

This apparatus may be covered in any usual way with a hole-board andcase, if desired. The case is, however, unnecessary.

The convex bottom-piece 4 causes the entire contents of the pan to bedumped easily, and is an improvement on a pan with a con.- cave bottom.

I claim- 1. In a water-closet, the combination, with a projectingportion, 2, of a centrally-pivoted pan, packed at its bottom to meet theportion 2 gas-tight, and provided with upwardly-projecting sides tosurround the end of portion 2, whereby the pan may also hold sufficientwater to immerse and cover the lower end of portion 2, all substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

2. The horizontal rock-shaft and its pancarrying arm, in combinationwith the pan pivoted to the arm, to operate substantially as set forth.

3. The pivoted pan, its carrying-arm, and rock-shaft, in combinationwith a forked arm and lever to operate it to upset the pan, or lock itin closed position, substantially as described.

4. The lever u, provided with toe 8 and a spring to depress the lever,in combination with the portion of the arm t of the pan rockshaft, tohold the pan up in closed position, substantially as described.

5. The adjustable foot-lever, iu combination with the loop 14, lever a,and forked arm t, to operate the pan-operating rock-shaft, substantiallyas described.

6. The valveopening lever and loose spindle 23, in combination with theindependent valve and valveshell, substantially as described.

7. The valve-opening lever and loose spindle, in combination with thevalve and valveshell and spindle-depressing spring arranged outside thevalve-shell to depress the spindle, substantially as described.

8. The water-receivin g chamber 38, provided with a projection, 4l,substantially as described.

9. The receiver n, arranged directly below the pan and the bowl, andprovided with the water-leg f, in combination with the bowl-supportconnected therewith and provided with a pipe, c, to extend into thewater-leg, substantially as described.

10. The bowl provided with the overflow openings and with awater-regulating opening, h, substantially as described.

11. The bowl and its projecting portion provided with a passage, c, todischarge its water into a water-leg, in combination with an extension,46, for the reception of a ventilating-flue pipe, substantially asdescribed.

12. The combination, with a pipe or exteu- In testimony whereof Ihavesigned my name sion, 2, of a vertically-swinging lever, a. pau to this speeication in the presence of two subpivoted. to the leverl and adaptedto abut seribing Witnesses.

against the end ofthe pipe, and with devices DARIUS WELLINGTON. to movethe swinging lever and 100k it in po- Witnesses: sition to hold thepivoted pen against the end G. W. GREGORY,

of the pipe. S. B. KIDDER.

